Hansel,
There is not a stupid or idiotic question to be had anywhere if it pertains to education in any fashion---never, ever think like that and personally, I think that that is one of the smartest ways to learn---by asking!
In general, most states have five, six and seven days that they play a certain lottery game. Ohio plays six days per week and has two games per the six day week. Another state---Lousiana---plays seven days per week but has only one game of pick3 not two. There are variations as to how many games are played as in plays per day; week and etc. What I'm getting on about is: if New York plays two Pick3 type games per day, then you would use six last plays from each game. You would get a digit count of all of the numbers from...1 thru 0 (10). There are patterns to be found both in the sums (total of a single line of three digits from...1 thru 0...in the sums root (eg., the sum root of the sum of 12=3). When you have progressed in this learning mode, you will begin to understand better and see patterns that you hadn't noticed before.
Finally, it's helpful to use those twelve number sets and add in each games newest winner. When you feel that the setup is not working after a couple of plays---revert back to the twelve sets. Each week you will start a new setup beginning (for me anyway) on Monday. In your state you may have to add or subtract sets to find your own winners. You may have to use only a setup that has a day game and not mix it with the evenings game and viseversa.
Blackapple has a mini-program that is called; "4/3 Rundown" that is very useful for the pick3 game---check out his original posts for this information and how to use it!
*One final thought;* Don't just use what I have offered, keep checking the various posts...there may well be something that will be of a bigger help and better suited to your particular needs.
Teufellj...